Eremin ~ ❤ ~ Modern AU Oneshots

Can I Sleep On Your Floor? (College AU)

Exams were just around the corner and Armin had a lot of studying to do. Unlike his roommate, Jean, he decided not to procrastinate and tried to get studying out of the way. After a long day of classes, he dragged himself back to his dorm room. He neatly piled his textbooks on his desk, put in his earbuds, and began his long night of studying.

It was the middle of winter and his dorm room was growing colder and colder as the night prolonged. Armin tried to keep himself warm by wearing a warm sweater that his best friend, Eren, gave him. 

Eren. That name seemed to twirl around Armin's head a couple dozen times. The same name that could bring butterflies to his stomach. Yes, Armin had a crush on his own best friend. Eren and Armin had been friends since a young age. It was when Armin turned fifteen when he realized that he fell for his best friend. 

The sweater smelt exactly like him, the scent of aftershave and pine trees. The smell made Armin feel calm as he wrote a sentence from the textbook he was reading from. A soft smile graced his lips as he thought about his best friend.

The sound of a door opening and closing snapped Armin out of his fantasy. He looked over his shoulder to see Jean and his boyfriend, Marco, walking into the freezing dorm room. Jean let out a shriek as he held onto Marco for warmth, "Armin! Why the hell is it so cold in here?" 

"Sorry Jean!" Armin said with a sheepish grin. "I thought I told you the heater was broken."

Jean's amber eyes wandered over to Marco's freckled face. "Well, now I know what will keep me warm tonight." He said with a sly grin. 

Marco's face turned a bright red colour. "J-Jean!"

"Well," Armin sighed, "I guess I'll stay at Eren's dorm room to give you guys some privacy." Jean snickered at the flustered look on Marco's face. Armin packed up his textbooks and headed over to Eren's dorm room to study. 

Armin's stomach fluttered as he knocked on Eren's door. 'Don't worry, Armin.' He thought to himself, 'It's just one night.' The sound of soft footsteps came from the other side of the door. Armin secretly hoped it was Connie, Eren's roommate, since he didn't want Eren to see his flushed cheeks and the nervous expression on his face.

Nope. It wasn't Connie who answered the door. It was him.

"Yes?" Eren said as he opened the door. 

'Ugh, his voice is so nice!' Armin thought to himself. He straightened up his posture and smiled up at the brunette. "Oh, Armin! Hey buddy!" Eren chirped with a bright smile. "What's up?"

Armin found himself tangled up in his own Jaeger Bombastic fantasies once again. Wait... what was he here for again? He began stuttering like an idiot, trying to remember his reason for being there. "W-well, you know... uh... horses! Marco! M-Marco likes to ride horses! Marco is riding a horse!" 

'Fuck my life.' Armin thought, his cheeks were decorated with bright red. 'Oh no! Eren is going to think I'm insane!'

Eren gave Armin a puzzled expression. 'I didn't know Marco liked horseback riding. What the hell is Armin talking about?' Eren let out a nervous laugh to break the awkward silence that was lingering in between him and Armin. 'Speaking of horses, I'm so glad I didn't get to see Jean today. Wait... Marco is riding a horse? Marco is... holy fuck.'

Eren's eyes widened as he realized what Armin was talking about. "Jean and Marco are doing it?" Eren asked. Armin nodded frantically, thankful that Eren got the message. "I guess you need somewhere to stay?"

Armin was so excited, yet so nervous. He was going to be sleeping in the same room as his crush! "Come on in." Eren smiled as he allowed Armin to walk in. The blonde boy did so, keeping his head low so Eren wouldn't see his bright red face.

"I just need a place to study, that's all." Armin muttered as he placed his textbooks on Connie's desk. 'And a place to sleep.' 

"Connie is staying with his parents for the weekend. You're welcome to sleep in his bed if you need to." Eren said. Armin watched him as Eren sat at his desk and continued watching videos on YouTube. With his back to him, Armin was able to stare at Eren. Well, the back of his head, to be more specific.

'No, you can't get distracted by him.' Armin scolded himself. 'You have to study if you want to do good on the exams.'

Just as he was about to write down a sentence from the textbook, Eren let out the most adorable giggle Armin had ever heard. It made his heart skip a beat. 'Hnnnnggghhhhhh....' Armin sank back into his seat, contemplating his own life and why he was there in the first place. 'Why Jean? Whhhyyyy!?'

Eren giggled once again, Armin's cheeks were glowing bright red. 'Come on, Armin.' He sighed and straightened his posture. 'You can focus. You have to do well on this exam.'  He put in his earbuds to block out Eren's (adorable) giggles.

Everything was going fine for half an hour. Thankfully, Eren's dorm room wasn't as cold as Armin's, so the two boys didn't have to freeze to death. Armin's blue eyes wandered down to his torso, realizing that he was still wearing Eren's sweater. As much as he didn't want to, he knew that he had to return it to Eren.

"Hey Eren," Armin smiled timidly, "Do you... want this sweater back?"

Eren looked over and made eye contact with him, making Armin's stomach flutter. "Hm? Oh." His turquoise eyes seemed to dance over the sweater for a while. "Uh... No, it's fine. You can keep it." A kind smile crept across Eren's face. 

'He's so sweet.' Armin thought to himself, smiling back at his crush. 

'He's so cute.' Eren thought to himself, happy to see Armin wearing his sweater.

Eren stretched and let out a silent yawn. His eyes wandered over to the analog clock above his desk which read 10:14. "I'm kinda tired." Eren muttered as he got up to get changed into his sleepwear. "Stay up as late as you want."

"Uh, I think I'm finished studying actually." Armin said. He looked over to his notebook, which were filled with pages and pages of notes from his textbook. He got up to lay down on Connie's empty bed, but noticed that the bed didn't have any blankets or pillows on it.

Eren scratched the back of his neck, "Oh, right." He let out a nervous chuckle. "Connie took his blankets and pillows with him. Sorry Armin."

"That's okay." Armin smiled up at Eren. "I can sleep on your floor." He secretly hoped that Eren would invite him to sleep in his bed. Eren looked into Armin's bright ocean blue eyes, trying his best not to confess his feelings to him right then and there. He didn't want Armin to sleep on the cold floor, but he also didn't want to force him to sleep in the same bed as him.

'Come on!' Eren shouted at himself, 'This is your chance!'

Armin's wishes came true when Eren smiled and said, "No. You can sleep in my bed."

"W-With you?" Armin stuttered. 

"Uh... yeah... do you mind?" Eren muttered, blushing madly.

Armin shook his head, unable to believe that he was about to sleep in his crush's bed... with him! 

He took a deep breath and crawled into Eren's bed. Eren crawled into bed after him, 'Holy fucking shit.' He thought to himself. They both got under the covers and Eren turned off the lamp, shrouding the room in total darkness.

They both sat in silence for about ten minutes, unable to sleep due to the awkward tension between both of them. Eren finally fell asleep, but Armin was still wide awake. His face started to heat up when Eren began moving closer to him in his sleep. Eventually, the brunette began to spoon him.

"Uh... Eren?" Armin whispered, but received a quiet snore in response. He sighed and cuddled into Eren, a soft smile crept across his face. "Goodnight." He whispered, closing his eyes. Eren kept him warm as he fell into a deep, peaceful slumber.